Definition
#1
Posted 09 August 2014 - 05:33 PM
I have a question about old and new testament definition.
Example: the word abide. Is the definition the same in the old testament as it is in the new testament?
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#2
Posted 09 August 2014 - 06:19 PM
I have a question about old and new testament definition.
Example: the word abide. Is the definition the same in the old testament as it is in the new testament?
Part of the question is for which word? There are 11 words in the KJV Old Testament Hebrew that were translated as abide in some form. There were 4 words in the KJV New Testament Greek that were translated as abide.
But either way the answer is that in every case the people who translated the scriptures felt that the English word abide was, in that context the best word to convey the meaning of the original text.
But then we must also take into account the meaning of Abide: (Oxford Dictionaries)
abide
Syllabification: a·bideOld English ābīdan 'wait', from ā- 'onward' + bīdan (see bide).
- The British & World English dictionary
- The English Synonyms
- The US English Synonyms
Edited by Tim Butterfield, 09 August 2014 - 06:25 PM.
"Defenders of the faith are inclined to be bitter until they learn to walk in the light of the Lord. When you have learned to walk in the light of the Lord, bitterness and contention are impossible." --Oswald Chambers, in Biblical Psychology from The Quotable Oswald Chambers.